Football Preview: Wyalusing Valley Rams vs. Troy Trojans
Wyalusing Valley hasn't had much luck against Troy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wyalusing Valley Rams will host the Troy Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Wyalusing Valley: 12.2, Troy: 7) so any points scored will be well earned.
Troy is facing Wyalusing Valley at the wrong time: Wyalusing Valley suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Mountaineers by a score of 21-19. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Troy put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Towanda 56-13 at home. Considering the Trojans have won four games by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Brendan Gilliland continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 186 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run. Lincoln Chimics was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Troy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 429 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wyalusing Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Troy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Wyalusing Valley was dealt a bruising 41-7 defeat at the hands of Troy when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wyalusing Valley was down 35-0.
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